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Happy Hour ep. 9: Phestival Barrel House

2/28/2013

In spite of the hooligans outside the studio, we had a great show with the Phestival Barrel House brothers. They are opening a new sour beer brewery in Moorpark, CA and they've got a great story and even better beer!

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Homebrew Recipe:Black IPA

2/20/2013

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This is the 3rd or 4th version of this beer and it is finally where I want it to be. The finished beer has a great tart roasty flavor up front that quickly gives way to an assertive but delicious hop flavor.

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Homebrew Recipe: Rye IPA

2/12/2013

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I don't know why I didn't think about putting rye into my double IPA recipe before! I am loving this beer.

I have been working through some efficiency problems lately but I am getting back on track and you can see I had a 70% efficiency for this batch. My goal is to get back to 78-80% and that will bump the ABV by another point or two.

The only error in the recipe below is that my final gravity was 1.008. I like my big beers dangerously drinkable.

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Happy Hour ep. 8: Santa Barbara Brewing Co.

2/11/2013

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Joby and I discuss the new perfect glass for IPA's and speculate on whether it is ribbed for his or for her pleasure.

Kevin Pratt, brewmaster from Santa Barbra Brewing Company, is our guest for the interview. Learn how a metal band roadie became a brewmaster.

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Four Points LAX Beer Appreciation Dinner

2/8/2013

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Happy Hour ep. 7: Firemans Brew

2/8/2013

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In this episode Joby and I talk to Rob, one of the founders of Firemans Brew. We carefully dissect his beers, talk about saving lives, and learn about their expansion into 10 states.